In Gabon, the team in charge of project to connect fiber optic to Congo reported that 82% of works had been done. Meanwhile, on the Congo side, 80% of works related to the same project had been done. The team monitoring the project in Gabon said it was satisfied with progress on the works which fall under the fourth component of the Central Africa Backbone project (Cab4).

Gabon’s team includes the Ministry of post and digital economy, the national agency for digital infrastructures and frequencies (ANINF), the national commission for Public Works to promote entrepreneurship and employment (TIPPEE), the Society for the digital infrastructures heritage (SPIN) and Axione’s delegate.

Over the 1,100 km which were to be installed in 18 months, 900 km have already been laid, reports Socialnetlink.org.

12 technical centres out of 18 have been established. These are in Owendo, Nkok, Ntoum, Ndjolé, Booué, Lastourville, Koulamoutou, Moanda, Bakoumba, Bongoville, Lékoni and Franceville.

6 technical centres built to host connections points of the fiber optic were also established in Oyane, Ayem, Lopé, Milolé and Lifouta. According to terms of the CAB4, the cable is to pass through 26 towns across Gabon.

Despite a three month delay on the project’s initial schedule, installation of fiber optic cable to Mbinda, the connection point with Congo, should be completed in the third quarter of 2016.

Installation works for fiber optic, Gabon and Congo will be definitively connected via high-speed infrastructure. Works started in June 2015 in each of the countries involved in the project and almost completed.